Nitric oxide concentrations in the follicular fluid and apoptosis of granulosa cells in human follicles

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2484-2487

  Sugino, N ^a   Takiguchi, S ^a   Ono, M ^a   Tamura, H ^a   Shimamura, K ^a   Nakamura, Y ^a   Tsuruta, R ^a   Sadamitsu, D ^a   Ueda, T ^a   Maekawa, T ^a   Kato, H ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Atresia; Follicle; Nitric oxide; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BUSERELIN ACETATE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CITRULLINE; ESTRADIOL; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FOLLICLE ATRESIA; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVULATION INDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 12644271853     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019144     Document Type: Article

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